MotionNote: A Novel Human Pose Representation

Three-dimensional (3D) avatar/humanoid models and their motions are extensively used in robotics, human-computer interaction, digital entertainment industry, fitness training, rehabilitation, animation and virtual reality (VR). This paper presents ongoing research work on developing a novel motion notation approach called MotionNote for a pose of human bone, like Labanotation and Musical notes are used for dance and musical sound. The representation of motion using MotionNote includes motion data capture and reconstruction on avatar/humanoid model, motion visualization and representation on a unit sphere, and finally motion notation on a two-dimensional (2D) equirectangular perspective grid (EPG). Our preliminary results show that MotionNote is feasible for understanding human motion using the motion notation on 2D EPG.